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Police investigating shooting that left person critically injured along Route 120 in Lakemoor

Police are actively investigating a shooting along Route 120 in Lakemoor that resulted in a victim being rushed to the hospital in critical condition Sunday afternoon. The Lakemoor Police Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 1:24 p.m. Sunday to the area of Route 120 and Darrell Road for a report […]

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‘Senseless loss of life’: 8 years in prison for DUI driver who caused crash that killed student near Harvard

A Lakemoor man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for driving drunk and drugged, killing a 21-year-old man, who was in college on a full-ride scholarship, in a head-on crash near Harvard. Max P. McNamara, 33, of Lakemoor, was charged in December 2023 with seven counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing […]

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Court supervision for woman who spat on sheriff’s deputies in Lakemoor, bragged about having communicable disease

A woman who spat on two sheriff’s deputies and bragged about having a disease while at the police station in Lakemoor has been sentenced to court supervision. A Lake County sheriff’s lieutenant was on patrol around 10 p.m. on January 3, 2023, near Volo Village Road and Route 12 in Volo. The lieutenant noticed a […]

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Homeowner arrested after police seize 6 guns, more than 140 cannabis plants in Lakemoor

A 57-year-old man was arrested after police say they seized six guns and over 140 cannabis plants, along with a pound of marijuana, during a search warrant in Lakemoor. The Lakemoor Police Department and Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group executed a search warrant on Friday in the 600 block of West Sheridan Road in Lakemoor. The […]

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‘Another young life lost’: Friend charged in homicide after allegedly leaving overdose victim to die near Spring Grove

The sheriff announced drug-induced homicide charges against a man accused of giving his friend drugs, causing her to overdose and leaving her to die without seeking help, near Spring Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:20 a.m. on February 9 to a residence in the 38100 block of North State Park Road in […]